Konrad Huber (singer)
Konrad Huber (born November 23, 1967 in Brixen ) is an Italian - Austrian opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
Konrad Huber grew up as the seventh of eight children of a winemaker in Neustift near Brixen, where he attended elementary school and then middle school in Neustift monastery . His family can be described as particularly musical: three of his brothers are members of the Neustift men's choir, which his father helped found in 1959, his mother was a choir singer for more than fifty years and two of his sisters sing in the Neustift monastery choir. Konrad Huber's musical career also began in the Neustift men's choir, to which he belonged for two years shortly after his voice broke .
After graduating from the Vinzentinum in his hometown, he began studying solo singing , opera , vocal pedagogy and double bass at the Vienna Conservatory , lied and oratory at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and classical philology and musicology at the University of Vienna .
He took part in several competitions and master classes , including with Kurt Equiluz , Gottfried Hornik , James King , Wicus Slabbert and Erik Werba .
Engagements have taken him in various roles to several theaters and festivals, such as the Vienna Burgtheater , the Salzburg Festival , the Mörbisch Seefestspiele , the Wiener Festwochen , Wien Modern or as a soloist at the South Tyrolean operetta plays . He toured Austria , Germany , Italy , Poland , Taiwan , China and Japan and took part in the world premieres of “ Bählamms Fest ” by Olga Neuwirth , “ Die Fremde ” by Johanna Doderer , “ L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe ” by Hans Werner Henze and "Michael Pacher" from Felix Resch with.
Konrad Huber has been a member of the Vienna State Opera choir since 2002 , where he also appears as a soloist in various operas.
Konrad Huber is married and has a son with his wife Giti . The family lives in Vienna and occasionally uses a weekend house in the eastern Weinviertel .
Repertoire (selection)
- Escamillo in “ Carmen ” by Georges Bizet
- Baron Mirko Zeta in “ The Merry Widow ” by Franz Lehár
- Count von Eberbach in " Der Wildschütz " by Albert Lortzing
- Count Almaviva in “ Le nozze di Figaro ” ( KV 492) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Sir Evelyn Oakleigh in " Anything Goes " by Cole Porter
- Dr. Falke in " Die Fledermaus " by Johann Strauss
Prizes and awards
- First song prize in Bolzano
- Second prize at the Nico Dostal international operetta competition
- Semi-finalist at the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition
Web links
- Konrad Huber at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Website by Konrad Huber
- Konrad Huber on the website of the "Wiener Heurigen Opera and Music Festival"
- Konrad Huber on the website of Musikfreunde Meran
- Report on the world premiere of the musical "Rejoice in life ...!" With Konrad Huber
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b “Der Meistersinger” on Konrad Huber's website , accessed on May 25, 2017
- ↑ Konrad Huber on the website of the Brixen cultural association , accessed on May 25, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huber, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian-Austrian opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brixen |